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Its true. Monday is the first day of school, the first offical day of teaching as a special educator. It makes me nervous. It has been an interesting adventure so far, both personally and professionally.
The move to St.Louis was relatively painless. My apartment is wonderful and is full of character and charm. It is better than any place I lived in during college, and it is just so unique and lovely. I love getting to decorate it and make it feel like home. Madison was my home, and so it is difficult adjusting to life in the lou. It feels akward to call this…
I survived. Simple enough. This last week at Institute has probably been one of the toughest weeks I have encountered, ever, in my life. I was challenged and pushed beyond anything I ever faced in college. When they say Institute is rigorous and tough, they are not lying. But there are also many perks. I…
read more »This is my first blog at Institute, mostly because I have been very busy. I will be in Houston, TX for 5 weeks of a crazy intensive teacher boot camp. This last week has been one of the hardest weeks in my life hands down: 20 hour days, lack of sleep, lecture after lecture, high…
read more »On Sunday I leave for St. Louis for Induction. I will be there for a week, learning everything there is to know about TFA in St. Louis. I’m really excited to go down there and meet the corps members from the 3rd and 4th deadline. When I went down for site visit, I met most…
read more »This is my first official TFA blog! How exciting Currently I am drowning under all of the readings/videos/reflections/observations that are requried before Institute. I really only get two weeks or so to get it all done because I just graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and well…I’m attending Institute in Houston which is one…
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